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Probability of fur colour?

In a town there are cats with certain colour of fur. 70% pure white, 75% pure black, 85% pure yellow, and 90% pure green. How many % of cats with all combination colour of white, black, yellow, and green?

Is it possible to solve? Please explain?

Thank you.

Update:

So, it is not possible to determine cats with 4 colour with such data, is it?

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    75+70+85+90= 320% ???? The way you stated the question makes no sense.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    Impossible. Your probabilities add to 320%, which means there are 3.2 cats for every one cat. Check the problem.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    ask smartthinking

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